Public health

Public health

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman directs nationwide cleanliness drives and public awareness campaigns to prevent dengue at a meeting at the Bangladesh Secretariat, 6 September, 2026.Photo: UNB

PM orders nationwide cleanliness drives with public participation to prevent dengue

Emphasising prevention as the key to combating dengue, he directed the authorities concerned to work in a coordinated manner and undertake extensive awareness campaigns to ensure people's...

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Dengue cases surge; experts warn outbreak could worsen

Experts discuss integrating nutrition into primary healthcare, strengthening public-private collaboration, improving referral and data system at a roundtable titled “Integration of Nutrition Actions in Primary Healthcare Systems through Public-Private Partnerships in Bangladesh” on 3 August 2026, organised by Max Foundation Bangladesh. Photo: Courtesy

Putting nutrition at the heart of primary healthcare

Patents for pharmaceutical and agrochemical products are limited according to TRIPS Council rules. Photo: TBS

Experts call for balanced drug policy to keep medicines affordable

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Govt targets 95% reduction in children’s blood lead levels by 2035

The photo was taken at Mugda General Hospital in the capital. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Dengue: 2 more die, 423 hospitalised in 24hrs

The main entrance to Dhaka Mohanagar General Hospital, a 150-bed facility run by Dhaka South City Corporation in Old Dhaka. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS

Beds tripled, not staff – Dhaka Mohanagar General Hospital services in disarray

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Bangladesh's hidden hepatitis crisis: 1 crore infected, most unaware

Toothpaste representational image.

Microplastics detected in 76% of toothpaste samples sold in Bangladesh: Study

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Govt committed to raising tobacco taxes to protect public health: Ziauddin Hyder

Public health experts and policymakers attend a policy dialogue titled “Declining Primary Health Care Programme in Bangladesh: The Story of the National Family Planning Programme” organised by Bangladesh Health Watch at the CIRDAP Auditorium in Dhaka on 7 May. Photo: Courtesy

Public health experts stress strengthening primary healthcare amid decline in family planning programme

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman speaks in parliament during a session. File Photo/PMO

PM pledges swift purge of 'fascist-era' fertiliser dealers to ease farmers' woes

Asif was rejected in seven public university entrance exams in Bangladesh. DU, BUET, CUET, KUET, SUST, MIST, IUT — all closed their doors. Photo: Courtesy

How Asif Muqtadir got into Harvard — and how you can make it too